Chapter 315 My Zhizhi
I went out of town again, this time for only a few days. On the way, I also helped an orphan girl.
She is a few years younger than me and looks a bit like me when I was a child.
When I look at her, I wonder if my sister used to look at me like this.
She said she wanted to repay my kindness and would do anything for me.
I don't need anyone to work like a slave for me, but I asked her if she would like to go and accompany my sister.
She said yes.
I brought her back to the capital and asked my eldest brother for help, and secretly sent her to the palace to be a maid.
She needs a new name before entering the palace, let me choose one.
I’m not very good at naming, but I thought the “Dong” in Dongdong sounded nice, so I named her Dongyue.
I often see full moons in winter. I hope she is as bright as the full moon.
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[The imperial edict has come again.]
The imperial edicts we often receive at home are either about Dad or my eldest brother.
This time, it’s about me.
It was a big deal, so big that the whole family was shocked.
Murong Xun requested an imperial decree to grant me marriage, asking me to be the Princess of Prince Gong.
He is such a stupid and timid person that he dared not say a word when I yelled at him. How dare such a bully ask the emperor to marry me?
I really didn't expect this.
The most unexpected person should be my mother.
I know that my mother has looked at all the young men in the capital. She did so with the intention of arranging a marriage for my elder sister and later for my own.
But my sister and I's marriage was decided by the same decree.
It was all in vain for my mother to watch so much.
Dad said that the imperial decree cannot be disobeyed unless... there is a special reason.
Everyone in my family looked at me and I said I had no reason.
Just get married.
The daughter of the Pei family must get married. If I marry Murong Xun, at least I can bully and scare him.
If I marry someone else, I won’t even know him.
The boys in Chang'an are all the same, just like my second brother.
Arrogant and proud. 】
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[My second brother won the third place in the imperial examination.]
Although I often fought with my second brother when I was a child, I was still happy for him.
I went to see my second brother's horse parade, it was really nice.
I heard that most of the ladies in Chang'an City want to be my second sister-in-law.
Tsk, they were all deceived by my second brother's appearance. My second brother was so childish when he was childish!
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[Murong Xun came to my house to propose marriage.]
There were so many betrothal gifts that my front yard couldn’t hold them all.
I was practicing my whip in the garden and he came over to see me.
The sun made his face red, almost as red as a cherry.
Looking at it this way, he's kind of cute.
He saw me practicing with the whip and asked me if I wanted him to clean it.
I slapped him on the forehead and warned him not to think that he could bully me just because I married him. After we got married, I would be the only one who could bully him.
I told him that if he was afraid, he should ask the emperor to revoke his order as soon as possible, otherwise he would be bullied by me for the rest of his life.
As a result, he blushed and asked me if I was bullying only him.
I said yes, so what? What can you do to me?
He smiled, touched the red spot on his forehead from my slap, and looked more and more stupid the more he smiled.
Oh my god.
He seems to have some strange habits.
He, he likes being bullied. 】
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[I married into the royal palace and became a princess.]
Before I got married, my parents gave me a lot of advice, saying that I had to be sensible after marriage, grow up, and not act like a child anymore.
My parents were worried for no reason.
Compared to me, Murong Xun is the one who is more like a child.
He just looks at me and smiles foolishly all day long, and follows whatever I do.
Today he brought back a piece of news that someone was impeaching my father.
Dad must have offended his colleagues.
I hope Dad won't be fined too much. 】
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My father was imprisoned. They accused him of colluding with the enemy and plotting treason.
I don’t believe it.]
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The page after that is blank.
There was no writing, but the paper was uneven in several places, like tear marks.
It seemed as if the person who picked up the pen hadn't put pen to paper for a long time, and was just looking at the paper and crying.
Su Zhizhi put down the booklet in her hand and picked up the last one.
Opening it, the first page reads:
I want to find out the truth for my family.
After this sentence, the records for the next three years were very simple, nothing more than weather, flowers, plants, and childhood memories.
Only one or two sentences each time.
When Su Zhizhi turned to one of the pages, she paused.
She saw it clearly written:
[The emperor issued another decree, granting Murong Xun a concubine.
Murong Xun is going to be a groom again.
I haven't seen Murong Xun for a long time.
If he doesn't come to me, I won't go to him.
I know he's afraid. He's afraid to face me.
I'm not surprised. It's not the first day I know he's a coward.
The princes in the capital all have concubines, so it is nothing for Murong Xun to marry a concubine, but the concubine happens to be a member of the He family.
He family.
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I did something ridiculous yesterday.
When Murong Xun married a concubine, I did not attend the ceremony and did not accept He Yan's tea.
I'll stay in Tingyuxuan and ask Rendong to bring the best wine in the palace, and we'll drink it in the yard.
We drank two jars.
I was drunk and seemed to feel Dongdong carrying me into the house.
I was wondering why Dongdong became stronger.
When I woke up this morning, I found Murong Xun lying next to me!
How could the groom who married his concubine last night be in my bed? I swear I didn't go out to steal her.
This fool Murong Xun got drunk last night and even went to the wrong bridal chamber.
He usually doesn’t dare to come to see me, but he came last night and stayed overnight.
I am angry too.
I punched him.
I will never drink again. Drinking only causes trouble. 】
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I found a clue. Almost there.
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I met He Yan today. I could tell she didn't like me very much.
Coincidentally, I also hate the He family.
He Yan had a nanny by her side. The nanny was quite good at talking and dared to bully Dongdong in front of me.
I whipped her with the whip. The maid covered her face and screamed.
What a joke. You want to show your displeasure to me and Dongdong? Just because of you?
I even dare to beat Murong Xun, let alone you.
If you dare to do it again, I will knock out your teeth.
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I’m pregnant.
I can't believe that one day I will be pregnant.
I don’t know if my mother will really be reborn into my belly and be my daughter.
I hope she comes. I am not afraid of hard work.
That way, once the verdict is overturned, I can take her home.]
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I had a dream. A very real dream.
A baby girl fell out of my belly. My body became light and turned into a cloud.
The little girl ran around on the mountain, picking fruits and catching insects.
I just floated in the sky and watched her leisurely.
Sometimes she looks up at me.
She ran very fast on the mountain, and the red rope tied on her hair was very eye-catching.
I chased her in the sky until I was out of breath.
Then I woke up.
Because the baby in my belly kicked me hard.
I told Dongdong that I was definitely pregnant with a daughter.]
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[The doll kicked me again.]
He keeps kicking and kicking without stopping.
When she's born, I'm going to spank her.]
[Just kidding, I'd better not hit her anymore. I'm a mother and I don't care about my child.]
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I can't find the evidence, and it's a bit of a headache. I want to overturn the case quickly, but I don't know where the evidence is.
At this time, I felt that I was very stupid and didn’t know a lot of things.
After the verdict is overturned and I return to the Pei family, I will name my daughter Pei Zhi.
His nickname is Zhier, Azhi, or Zhizhi.
It would be best if she knew everything, including reading and writing, practicing martial arts, and understanding the unpredictable nature of human hearts.
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[Think about it today, forget it, it doesn’t matter if I don’t know.
Knowing so many things, it's tiring to be a smart person.
It’s better to be a lucky child.
Good luck, and being good at making yourself happy is enough. 】
[Well, it doesn’t matter if you’re not smart, have bad luck, or can’t learn martial arts.
I will always love her very much.
My Zhizhi. 】
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I had only turned half of the book, but it was already the last record.
The rest is blank.
Rendong put away the letter that Su Zhizhi had read:
"Later, the prince brought medicine to Tingyuxuan. The young lady didn't drink it, smashed it, stabbed the prince with a sword, and fled. These things were left behind."
"They all said that the young lady fell off a cliff and disappeared, but I didn't believe it. I hid them and believed that the young lady would come back."
"These notes are very private. The young lady has not let anyone know, and the prince does not know either."
Su Zhizhi finished reading all the content, her eyes still fixed on the last word without looking up.
When Honeysuckle spoke to her, she just said "hmm" softly without looking up.
Seeing Su Zhizhi like this, Rendong thought she was unhappy about something, so she gently advised:
"Zhizhi... Miss was only sixteen when she married into the palace. She's immature and will make mistakes. Miss isn't as smart as the Second Young Master, but she's done her best. If there's anything you think is inappropriate, please don't blame her."
"Because... because the young lady was just a child at that time."
The sunlight slanted down on Su Zhizhi's profile, illuminating the fine, soft hairs on her face.
She just kept her head down, like a still painting.
Her fingers are long and strong.
His long, strong fingers gripped the pages tightly, until his fingertips turned white.
Su Zhizhi has never liked reading since she was a child, she likes going out to play.
She can understand a book after reading it once or twice, and doesn't understand why some people take so long to read something that can be understood at a glance.
And now she was looking at the notes left by Pei Xuan very seriously.
The gaze that lingered on the last sentence was so intense that it almost set the paper on fire.
Click.
Two drops of water fell.
Two round marks appeared on the paper.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
A pair of eyes turned into springs, and the tears could not be wiped away.
"Zhizhi." Xue Che saw Su Zhizhi's abnormal behavior and walked towards her.
Su Zhizhi finally raised her head.
The sunlight outlined half of her bright face.
She was a very strong child. After arriving in the capital, she never cried once, no matter if she was injured during training or was mocked by others.
At this moment, Su Zhizhi's eyes were red, tears were flowing, and she was giving a very self-deprecating smile.
She said, "Ah Che, reading is so hard. Even when I grow up, reading is still so hard."
It's so difficult, so difficult that every word, every stroke and every dot can penetrate into her eyes and her heart.
The pain was so severe that her body was shaking and she had to hold onto the table next to her.
It’s so far from the capital to Lingnan.
She walked, and she remembered that it took her many days and nights to come to the capital from Black Bandit Mountain.
But when her mother was pregnant with her, she fell off a cliff alone, escaped from the pursuit, and made it to Lingnan alone.
She remembered how miserable little Song looked when she found him in the back mountain. He had escaped alone and almost starved to death.
What about mother? What was she like back then?
What kind of situation would cause her mother to die after giving birth to her?
Mother said she loved her very much.
I don't need her to be smart, I don't need her to learn martial arts, I don't need her to do anything, I just love her.
It turns out that there are people in this world who love someone they have never met.
Just like her mother treats her.
Su Zhizhi had never heard her mother speak a word.
And today, when she was reading her mother's notes, she heard it.
She heard, from a long distance, her mother whisper in her ear:
Zhizhi.
My Zhizhi.
Su Zhizhi's tears flowed more and more, like the endless summer rain.
Mother is not a cloud, she is a person.
A person who once lived.
When she looked at these notes, it was as if she was reading through her mother's short life.
"Zhizhi, I'm here, I'm here." Xue Che used his sleeves to wipe Su Zhizhi's tears, and his sleeves were wet.
It was the first time he saw Su Zhizhi crying so sadly.
Her tears fell on the back of his hand, almost burning him.
Xue Che watched her crying, not knowing what to do. He felt as if a pot of boiling tea was suddenly poured over the softest part of his heart, shocking and hurt.
When one person cries, the other person will also be sad.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door.
Another figure stepped in and paused when he saw the three people in the room.
Su Zhizhi and the other two followed the direction of the movement and saw Murong Xun, whose breathing was unstable.
Murong Xun seemed to be being chased in, with a layer of sweat on his forehead.
After he entered the room, his body froze, and he looked at Su Zhizhi and asked:
"You, who are you?"
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